Levine's pharmacology
Subtitle: drug actions and reactions.
Contributors: Walsh, Carol T.; Schwartz-Bloom, Rochelle D.; Levine, Ruth R.
Edition: 7th ed. / Carol T. Walsh, Rochelle D. Schwarz-Bloom.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 561
Subjects: Pharmacologic Actions
Table of contents: title: The heritage of pharmacology; title: The scope of pharmacology; title: How drugs act on the living organism; title: How drugs reach their site of action; title: I. General principles of passage of drugs across biologic barriers; title: II. Absorption; title: III. Distribution; title: How the actions of drugs are terminated; title: I. Excretion; title: II. Biotransformation; title: General principles of the quantitative aspects of drug action; title: I. Dose-response relationships; title: II. Time-response relationships; title: Factors modifying the effects of drugs in individuals; title: I. Variability in response attributable to the biologic system; title: II. Variability in response attributable to the conditions of administration; title: Drug toxicity; title: How drugs alter physiologic function; title: The pharmacologic aspects of drug abuse; title: The development and evaluation of new drugs; title: Glossary; title: Appendixes; title: Drugs for treating gastrointestinal disorders; title: Drugs for modifying renal functions; title: Drugs for treating infections and cancer; title: Drugs for treating hypertension; title: Drugs for reducing pain and consciousness; title: Drugs for producing sedation and sleep; title: Drugs for treating mood disorders; title: Drugs for stimulating the central nervous system; title: Index.